American President Donald Trump is getting ready to declare the "victory" of the anti-Daesh coalition in Syria and Iraq. The terrorist organization will eventually lose all the territories that they previously controlled. The military aspect of the coalition forces' struggle against...

More than 2,894 tons of vegetables were sold at 50 municipal direct sale points that opened in Istanbul's 34 districts on Feb. 11, according to the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality (İBB).Eight different types of vegetables are sold at affordable prices at 50 municipal direct sale...

Away from its birthplace in Syria, Aleppo soap, the oldest of its kind in the world, finds new life in a Turkish workshop where Syrian refugee women teach locals how to make it and earn money on the side

The ubiquitous Zero Waste Project launched by first lady Emine Erdoğan has made its way to barracks around the country now too. The Defense Ministry recently introduced the project to mess halls and the cooking facilities in military bases to recycle food waste.
Waste from vegetables...

Thursday marked the International Mother Language Day, which has been celebrated worldwide since 2000 to draw attention to endangered languages as well as promote linguistic and cultural diversity and multilingualism. This year's theme was "Indigenous languages matter for development,...

U.S. National Security Adviser John Bolton has targeted Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega, hinting that Washington-backed regime change may come to the Central American nation soon.
In a fresh series of menacing tweets against Washington's adversaries in Latin America, Bolton...

Developments in the Turkish economy will be much better in the following months after the country went through a strong and successful rebalancing process, following the significant fluctuations in the second half of last year, Treasury and Finance Minister Albayrak said

Turkey is about to start offshore drilling with two vessels around the island of Cyprus, Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu said yesterday."Both those who came to this area from afar and their companies should see that no one can do anything without us there," Çavuşoğlu said at an...

Istanbul has been gripped with dense fog for three days straight, giving photography enthusiasts countless opportunities to capture the beauty of one of the most enchanting cities in Turkey.
On the downside, the city's transport has been plagued with delays and cancellations. Ferry...

Justice and Development Party (AK Party) head and President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan criticized the rapprochement between the opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) and the pro-PKK Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP), which has become more evident as the local elections approach. "It...

An influential politician, who made his mark on history as the first president of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, Rauf Denktaş made huge efforts to safeguard the Turkish community against EOKA terrorism. He was also a successful photographer and writer

The Istanbul and Music Studies Program, initiated by the Istanbul Research Institute to discuss different aspects of music, has organized a new talk series.
Violin virtuoso Ayla Erduran, the first guest of the "Sounds of Istanbul series," will participate in the series with a discussion...

Garanti Jazz Green continues to offer a unique musical feast to jazz lovers this year again. It has prepared a program consisting of pleasant concerts that will warm us up in the cold weather this winter season.
The end of February will be colored with two fantastic concerts and...

An influential politician, who made his mark on history as the first president of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, Rauf Denktaş made huge efforts to safeguard the Turkish community against EOKA terrorism. He was also a successful photographer and writer

Away from its birthplace in Syria, Aleppo soap, the oldest of its kind in the world, finds new life in a Turkish workshop where Syrian refugee women teach locals how to make it and earn money on the side

A 5.0-magnitude earthquake near a small town in western Turkey on Wednesday night was enough to spark fears that it might the "big one" predicted to hit Istanbul; however, experts say it was an isolated occurrence and an expected tremor.The epicenter of the quake at 9:23 p.m. local...

The ubiquitous Zero Waste Project launched by first lady Emine Erdoğan has made its way to barracks around the country now too. The Defense Ministry recently introduced the project to mess halls and the cooking facilities in military bases to recycle food waste.
Waste from vegetables...

A married couple who had taken their children with them to join the Daesh terrorist group in Syria are under arrest in Germany. They are accused of being at the center of a network of people planning an attack in Germany, officials said Thursday. The two key suspects are both aged...

A top European court yesterday rejected an application against Turkey concerning construction of the Ilısu dam in southeastern Batman province, near the Hasankeyf archaeological site. The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) declared the application "inadmissible," saying the decision...

Istanbul has been gripped with dense fog for three days straight, giving photography enthusiasts countless opportunities to capture the beauty of one of the most enchanting cities in Turkey.
On the downside, the city's transport has been plagued with delays and cancellations. Ferry...

The Jewish community of Istanbul was joined by Turkish officials to mark the anniversary of one of the biggest disasters Jews who fled the Holocaust faced during World War II.At a ceremony attended by Chief Rabbi İsak Haleva, mourners remembered the 768 victims of the Struma, the...

The Transport and Infrastructure Ministry and the Ministry of Environment and Urban Planning will spend some TL 4.34 billion on urban rail systems this year.According to the government's 2019 Investment Program, TL 4.33 billion will be used by the Transport and Infrastructure Ministry,...

In the most significant step so far after months of trade talks, the U.S. and China have reportedly started to outline a deal to end the trade war and are working on six memorandums of understanding on structural issues

Turkey's assets abroad reached $234.2 billion at the end of December, up 0.7 percent from the end of 2017, the Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey (CBRT) reported yesterday.The country's liabilities against non-residents slipped 15.2 percent to hit $589.4 billion during the same...

Turkey is about to start offshore drilling with two vessels around the island of Cyprus, Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu said yesterday."Both those who came to this area from afar and their companies should see that no one can do anything without us there," Çavuşoğlu said at an...

World-famous chocolate maker Godiva, now under Turkish ownership, has made a deal for its retail and distribution in four Asia-Pacific countries.Asian private equity firm MBK Partners will purchase retail and distribution operations from Turkey's Yıldız Holding in four of Godiva's...

Canadian energy company Valeura Energy has drilled a second well to appraise its 2017 Yamalık-1 discovery in the Thrace basin of northwestern Turkey, the company announced Thursday.
The company started drilling the Devepınar-1 well, located around 20 kilometers west of the first...

More than 2,894 tons of vegetables were sold at 50 municipal direct sale points that opened in Istanbul's 34 districts on Feb. 11, according to the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality (İBB).Eight different types of vegetables are sold at affordable prices at 50 municipal direct sale...

Developments in the Turkish economy will be much better in the following months after the country went through a strong and successful rebalancing process, following the significant fluctuations in the second half of last year, Treasury and Finance Minister Albayrak said

The arrivals of Indian tourists in Turkey significantly increased in 2018, skyrocketing by 80 percent compared to the previous year, according to Sanjay Bhattacharyya, India's ambassador to Turkey.The ambassador's remarks came during his visit to one of the most important ski resorts...

Turkey criticized a vote by the European Parliament Foreign Affairs Committee yesterday to accept a draft advisory report on Turkey, which called for the suspension of EU accession negotiations with the country, saying that it is "unacceptable." The report is expected to be voted...

The Republican People's Party (CHP) continues to grapple with mounting discontent within its local organizations after electing a number of contested mayoral candidates for the March 31 local elections.The latest blow to the party came from the Women's Branches in various provinces....

Justice and Development Party (AK Party) head and President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan criticized the rapprochement between the opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) and the pro-PKK Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP), which has become more evident as the local elections approach. "It...

A former inmate who was held in Syrian regime prisons recounted the abuses she and her cellmates suffered while in detention.Speaking to Anadolu Agency (AA) on Wednesday, Rana, a Syrian refugee from the western Syrian province of Homs, said she was detained in 2015 by the Syrian regime...

Ankara will not tolerate a terrorist corridor to be established along its borders, National Defense Minister Hulusi Akar said yesterday, referring to the presence of the PKK-affiliated terrorist organization People's Protection Units (YPG) in northern Syria and northern Iraq."The...

A NATO military committee on Wednesday visited its base in Turkey's western province of İzmir. Committee members were welcomed by Aegean Army Cmdr. Abdullah Recep and NATO Allied Land Forces Cmdr. John C. Thompson and other military officers.They made the trip upon the invitation...

American President Donald Trump is getting ready to declare the "victory" of the anti-Daesh coalition in Syria and Iraq. The terrorist organization will eventually lose all the territories that they previously controlled. The military aspect of the coalition forces' struggle against...

Germany, the world leader in innovation and industry, has been facing the threat of recession in recent months. Industrial production in Germany has seen a 0.4 percent decline in December, especially with the effect of the decrease in the construction industry and the production of...

Violence against Palestinians by settlers continued yesterday within the context of the ever-expanding settler population in the occupied territories. Israeli settlers spray-painted racist graffiti and slashed tires of several vehicles in the villages of Al-Janiya and Ras Karkar,...

U.S. authorities have arrested a U.S. Coast Guard lieutenant who described himself as a white nationalist and amassed a cache of weapons to kill Democrats and journalists.Christopher Paul Hasson, an admirer of Norwegian mass murderer Anders Breivik, was arrested last week and a powerful...

The number of hate groups in the U.S reached a record high in 2018, a non-profit group said in an annual report on hate activities while blaming it on President Donald Trump's anti-immigration rhetoric.The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC), which has tracked hate groups since 1971,...

U.S. National Security Adviser John Bolton has targeted Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega, hinting that Washington-backed regime change may come to the Central American nation soon.
In a fresh series of menacing tweets against Washington's adversaries in Latin America, Bolton...

Dutch multidiscipline cyclist Mathieu Van Der Poel won the first stage of Tour of Antalya which kicked off Thursday in the Mediterranean city.
The cyclist completed 141-kilometer stage in 3 hours, 26 minutes and 45 seconds, riding ahead of 165 cyclists from 21 countries. The stage...

Breakdancing has been invited as a new sport by the organizers of the 2024 Paris Olympics, the head of the local organizing committee said Thursday.
Skateboarding, sport climbing and surfing, which have already been added to the program for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, have been invited...

French football giants Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) signed a professional contract with Turkish youngster Metehan Güçlü Thursday.
The 19-year-old striker's deal with Paris will expire on June 30, 2022, PSG said on its website. The French-born Turkish forward plays for Turkey's under-19...

Philadelphia 76ers' Turkish shooting guard Furkan Korkmaz will be out indefinitely after sustaining a knee injury last week, the team announced late Wednesday. Korkmaz, who has been a consistent member of the Sixers' roster, sustained a major knee injury during a match against Boston...

Harry Kane is back in full training and could return for Tottenham Hotspur's away clash at Burnley in the Premier League on Saturday, the club confirmed Thursday.
The 25-year-old striker has been out since injuring his ankle in Tottenham's 1-0 defeat by Manchester United on Jan....

Thursday marked the International Mother Language Day, which has been celebrated worldwide since 2000 to draw attention to endangered languages as well as promote linguistic and cultural diversity and multilingualism. This year's theme was "Indigenous languages matter for development,...

Our world has never been so polluted. While pollution rates hit an all-time high, especially in big cities, scientists are looking for ways to save our planet before it becomes inhabitable. However, there may be a silver lining. A recent study has found that reversing the fate of...

Luckily for expats and visitors in Turkey, there is the highly helpful, absolutely accurate and extremely efficient Doc Martins Surgery for Expats in Turkey, which is an indispensable Facebook group and blog that contains extensive files on all of the rules, regulations and facts...